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Piazza might catch break in bid for Hall -- -

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/25/2008 on baltimoresun.com

Observations, opinions and musings from this week in Major League Baseball. Mike Piazza , one of the greatest underdog stories in baseball history, announced his retirement last week after 16 seasons in the major leagues. The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him in the 62nd round in 1988, partially as a favor to then-Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda, who was a close family friend. Now, Piazza is being ...